Shock Closure Of Popular Cellar Door

Tscharke Wines is closing its cellar door permanently to focus on the vineyard and the wines.

It is one of the most popular boutique cellar doors in the Barossa.

Proprietor Damien Tscharke announced the news in a video message on Facebook.

“I’ve just drunk a half a bottle of Mataro in about 30 seconds because I was a little bit anxious about delivering this message,” he said.

“I’ve decided to shut cellar door – permanently – when I say I’ve decided, I’ve pursuaded everyone that I get to work with here that it’s a great idea.

“That remains to be seen, but as a whole we’ve got so many exciting things happening in the vineyard and the wines that are coming and cellar door has exceeded my expectation.

“It’s overwhelming, it’s seven days a week. It’s been so much fun, and an incredible journey, but I want to shift our focus.

“The focus for us, and as a brand, is really about the wines and I feel like to give those wines the attention, the dedication and really the focus that they need, I can’t do that with cellar door open at the same time.

“We are going to focus on growing grapes and making the best wines that we can.”

Damien welcomed everyone to drop in and say hello.

“You can still access our wines, we’re online, and I hope to be doing a lot more in the social media space,” he said.

“I want to thank everyone, we’ve had success that has exceeded my expectation.

“It could not have happened without the support of the public, the community and the other wineries and cellar doors.

“It’s been a lot of fun and I look forward to working with everyone in the New Year.”